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<Collection of Short Comments on the Exhibition>

meaning a fool in Chinese; a dialect of eolganyi What a 'masterpiece (逸格)' every piece is! 53. Choi Won-bok
meaning a fool in Korean) - I pay my tribute of praise to your effort for
*What if the title is not chaos but MuHaYu? 49. Cho In-sook opening of a new horizon of calligraphy.
That is also Thothee’s thought of mine! “Ah, it’s really good!... Cool! This is the standard I wish your effort of getting convergent of modern
procedure of calligraphy art”, I am so happy sense and painting elements will be a road for a
47. Jung Hwa-soon that I am speaking to myself. ‘I am coming back new direction to be established in calligraphy.
Such an affectionate artist Choi Eun-cheol who singing from the stream GiSu (沂水) after taking - Former Chairman, Fine Arts Association of
makes everyone around him smile with full of bath and from the ritual site for rain MuWu (舞 Incheon
humor and wit 雩) after enjoying the cool air’, simultaneously, I
Such an excellent artist Choi Eun-cheol who am getting reminded of a phrase of the Analects 54. Huh Hoi-tae
presents everyone around him fresh happiness of Confucius because the moods of being fresh, On every piece of this exhibition, Choi Eun-
with brilliant pieces warm and natural come to me just as they are. cheol shows such philosophical aesthetics
I feel affluent thanks to you Choi Eun-cheol existing in himself that has homogeneous and
50. Ji Seong-ryong impulsive principle. His work is apart from the
48. Cho Min-hwan The legend of creation starting with the chaos fields of any general abstraction. This work is

"If you say Tao, it is not Tao at all [道可道,非常 of darkness shows God’s work of convergence extracting symbolic elements from East Asian
道]". painted on a simple blank of the universe. The philosophies and widely categorized areas of
What you have written is not what you have masterpieces of Gosan must have been created ‘by them to show the artist’s tenacity for creation of
written. What you have painted is not what you putting on his head the charcoal fire’ of the instinct elegant formativeness. It makes me feel the edge
have painted. What you have carved is not what art spirit baked of rising sun and sunset light of character abstraction. In the wide formativeness
you have carved. The brush works with the - Goeun Ji Seong-ryong, Calligrapher(Writer of that Choi Eun-cheol is going for, however, the
mood of CheonChui (天趣, a part of heaven) and BiCheopGeumNang(碑帖錦囊)) Eastern and Western aesthetics are all fused
ShinMun (神韻, amazing and graceful mood) are to become the aesthetics of the global village
dancing like an absolute mad festival. 51. Jin Young-geun stimulating our brains.
The black having the mood of East Asian essential Your nickname Gosan means high mountain - Written by Huh Hoi-tae
five colors discloses its true color. Your name means silver wisdom
The sword of mind becomes the HyeGeom (慧劍, You, the artist, have been expanding your land of 55. Hong Seo-jin
sword-like wisdom that cuts off the restriction of art I whom I can’t find out under the chaos of
agony) and divides the air like thunder. I like you enjoy the art madness!
It is the level of CheonYu (天遊, free as natural as You may stand with some fear but It is nothing containing something that the person
it is) with SimYu (心遊, mindful free). Please get rid of such a small drop of fear to blinded in white has found out finally under a ray
'Chaos that becomes chaos itself again'! Is it Enjoy the life and art fully of light after wandering and wandering about!
YangSeoEumChim (陽舒陰慘, Yang is up while - Geumjeong Hong Seo-jin
Yin down)? It is already autumn while feeling like 52. Choi Don-sang
it is still spring. You are always warm like a full moon anywhere 56. Hwang Bo-geun
Gosan’s mind having 'a great shaman' is traveling any time. You are always large-minded taking A work is revelation of the artist her/himself or
all around the universe to become a friend of the any big matter not too much seriously. I like you self-awareness of her/his life.
Creator of the Universe. Gosan. Gosan is an artist who shows crush emotion,
Creation of 'WonSiBanBon (原始返本, principle You must have been so busy with other issues too profound philosophy and a variety of art
of a Korean religion meaning that everything that you would not have had enough time to work characteristics, and who has embodied such grand
eventually returns back to their roots)' into art on the pieces but... theme as convergence of philosophy and art under
pieces would show the looks like those of these Thank you for giving me such a good chance to the name of ‘YungHwa Painting’.
pieces. enjoy such good work. His ‘YungHwa Painting’ has deepened the
The words from East Asian classics stuffed in I sincerely congratulate the exhibition. Please also tradition to finally contain the character that meets
museums are recreated as art pieces, which are take a good care of health. what the time requires. That is, he has created a
fully dressed up bragging up their brilliant looks. - Dongwoo with love for Gosan from Gwangju. new aesthetic language.

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